BCAT Skill Acquisition Procedures

Question 1

Which prompt type provides the least amount of assistance in a least-to-most prompting hierarchy?

Accepted Answer

Independent response

Answer

An independent response requires no prompt from the trainer and represents the least assistance level.

Question 2

A learner consistently performs the first step of a chain but skips later steps. Which chaining method would best address this error pattern?

Accepted Answer

Backward chaining

Answer

Backward chaining teaches the last step first, ensuring mastery of terminal steps and may compensate for early-step dependence.

Question 3

What is the primary purpose of a task analysis in skill acquisition?

Accepted Answer

To break a complex skill into teachable sequential steps

Answer

A task analysis breaks complex skills into discrete, sequential steps to facilitate systematic instruction.

Question 4

During discrete trial training, what should happen immediately after the learner emits the correct response?

Accepted Answer

Deliver the reinforcer

Answer

Reinforcement should be delivered immediately after a correct response to strengthen the behavior-consequence connection.

Question 5

Which of the following best describes stimulus control transfer?

Accepted Answer

Shifting response control from a prompt to the natural discriminative stimulus

Answer

Stimulus control transfer is the process by which a behavior comes under the control of the natural SD rather than the prompt.

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